Medicinal plants in Australia. Volume 3, Plants, potions and poisons /

Plants defend themselves against predators, including man. There are obvious defences such as stinging nettle-like strategies, and burning or blistering latex resins. Others use different methods to incapacitate. They include gastrointestinal distress (vomiting or purgation), blindness, neurological...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Williams, Cheryll J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney : Rosenberg Publishing, 2012.
©2012
Temas:
Medicinal plants > Australia.
Materia medica, Vegetable > Australia.
Plants, Medicinal > Australia > Pictorial Works.
Materia Medica > Australia > Pictorial Works.
Materia Medica
Phytotherapy
Plants, Medicinal
Plantes médicinales > Australie.
Phytothérapie > Australie.
Phytothérapie.
Plantes médicinales.
MEDICAL > Pharmacology.
Materia medica, Vegetable.
Medicinal plants.
Australia.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword; Introduction: Toxic Plants
  • Friends or Foes?; Chapter 1. TALES OF MISADVENTURE; Chapter 2. THE ART OF DETOXIFICATION: REFINING TOXIC PLANTS; Chapter 3. CONVOLVULACEAE:MEDICINAL BUSH FOODS; Chapter 4. CULINARY CURIOSITIES: PSYCHOTIC POTATOES AND TASTY TOMATOES; Chapter 5. AROIDS: IRRITANT POISONS; Chapter 6. CAUSTICS AND CORROSIVES; Chapter 7. FOAMING FISH POISONS; Chapter 8. DRUGS FROM ICHTHYOTOXINS; Chapter 9. POISONOUS PTERIDOPHYTA; Chapter 10. CYCADS: PREHISTORIC SURVIVORS; Chapter 11. NEUROTOXINS: PLANTS OFPERILOUS CONSEQUENCE; RESOURCES; INDEX.

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